Researcher (Innovation in Cities)
Location: ES, CT, Barcelona
Employment type: Full-time
Required experience: Not Applicable
Required education: Unspecified
Industry: Information Technology and Services
Function: Other

Company profile:
Citymart helps cities to transform their communities by strengthening their innovation capacity and sharing inspiring solutions and methods. We do this by helping cities to introduce problem-based procurement methods, which help engage a much wider community of vendors in solving urban and social challenges. As a result, cities invest less public resources to greater societal effect and increase local job creation through more entrepreneurship. To-date, we have completed more than 90 such programs with over 50 cities worldwide. 

Job description:
#URL_40db8ee573e5afc88001636e8ccb082c0d19fe854bf028429228acb51eacede4# is looking for outstanding and committed individuals with a strong interest in cities, innovation and social and urban challenges. Successful candidates will start in our Research department growing into positions as a Project Manager or  Account Manager in our Cities department. As a researcher you will be responsible for finding and contacting proven solutions to specific challenges in cities within a variety of fields including urban services, mobility, sustainability, social innovation and health &amp; wellbeing. Technical background or experience in any of these areas is desirable. The initial trial period will last for 3 months with a starting salary of 1,500EUR/month. All positions are based in our office in central Barcelona. Only submissions with a cover letter will be considered. Your initial role will involve:- working in a small team reporting to the Research Manager;- proactive online research of proven, innovative solutions to specific urban challenges;- communicating in different languages throughout the project;- contacting companies and organizations by email, telephone and social media;- managing submissions for specific projects;- providing excellent customer service to providers;- delivering results to specific deadlines.Successful candidates will be working in a small, fast-growing company with a culturally diverse team. Employees are involved in decision-making across departments and have the opportunity to grow professionally within the company.

Requirements:
Skills &amp; Experience:- Strong interest in new technologies, social innovation and the public sector – it is important to understand how these work in cities.- Proactive, creative and able to work unsupervised – you will need to take responsibility for your own work, manage multiple projects and meet deadlines efficiently.- Research skills &amp; methodical mindset – our projects are complex, involve a large range of stakeholders, and require a high level of accuracy at all stages.- Excellent communication and relation-building skills – you should be comfortable reaching out to different audiences, while maintaining the core value of our message.- Experience in multicultural environments.- Languages – high level of English (written &amp; spoken) is a must plus a second language. Spanish, Catalan and Russian are a benefit.- Working knowledge of the Office package and experience with Social Media. Character Requirements:- Multicultural sensitivity and awareness – we work with organizations and companies worldwide with a wide range of backgrounds and at various levels.- Result orientation and persistence – you will have to deliver results within set timeframes and tight deadlines.- Communication and empathy – you should be comfortable calling cities, partners, and companies by telephone, mainly in English, and be able to establish a relationship with these throughout our projects.- Positive and energetic attitude – we are a proactive, dynamic team and we expect new additions to our team to have the same “can do” attitude.- Ambitious and adaptable – we are looking for new team members who want to develop professionally with us and have the flexibility to adapt to our changing needs.

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